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Object Number
69-30-10/1670
Display Title
Carved wooden figure
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved wooden figure. In kneeling position with arms bent at elbows & hands held up palm out. Broken off just below knees. Red and black pain on natural wood. (Prob. from prow of a modle boat, note flattened knees.)
Inventory Description
Carved wooden human figurine, painted, w/ arms, legs bent, legs cut under knees.
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 14.4 x 4.9 x 4.5 cm (5 11/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
69-30-10/1670
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1867 - 1868)
Donor
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1869)
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